Attachment for telephones.



Patented. Dec.29, 1914 in Fig. 1. When in this position, a pair of sir 'rEs PATENT 0m eiiA'RLns c. WRIGHT, or CAMDEN, NEW mess ATTACHMENT FOR .TELEPHONES.

Application filed February-9,1914. Serial No. 817,578.

To (all 10/1011] it may concern: it

Be it known that I, CHARLES C. WRIGHT, a citizen of the United States, residing at Camden, in the county of Camden and State of New Jersey, have invented certain new and u eful Improvements in Attachments for Telephones; and I do declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description A secondary object is to provide efiicient means for securely holding the usual antiseptic paper over said mouth piece.

With the above objects in view the invention resides in certain novel features of construction and combination herein described and claimed and shown in the drawings wherein I Figure 1 is a side View showing the ap-. plication of my invention to the mouth piece of a telephone aFigr. 2 is a rear eleva-.

tion of the mouthpiece removed from the phrne;.Fig. 3 is 'a front view thereof; Fig.. 4 is a longitudinal section showing the 111-.

vention applied; and Fig. '5 isa horizontal section taken on the line 5-75 of Fig. 3.

In the accompanying drawings, I have shown niy improved attachment as comprlsing a front plate 1, rear plate 2, a third plate 3 which is hingedly connected to the frontplate 1 and a paper reel 1.

' The front and rearplates 1 and 2 may be constructed of any suitable material but are preferably formed of a single piece of sheet metal which is bent substantialli upon it elf to provide anareh plate 5 which rigidly connects said plates and is provided on its opposite ends with upstanding integral earsli."

The, front plate '1 is provided with an opening? which is of a size ,to register with the open outer end of the'mouth piece M when said plate is in position as is shown resilient fingers 8 which are formed integrally' with the rear plate 2 are adapted to be held in contact with the body of the mouth piece M by a screw 9 which passes loosely through the free end of" one of said fingers and is threaded into the free end of the other finger, a log 1 struck inwardly from the plate 1 underlying the outer end of said mouth piece as clearly shown. By this arrangement, the entire device is securely held upon the phone in theabove described manner.

Specification of Letters Patent. P t t d 29, 1914 The plate 3 has an opening lO which is preferably of the same size as the. opening 7 and disposed in direct alinement therewith. The hinged connection between the plates 1. and 3, before mentioned, is formed}:

by striking integral knuckles 11 from the plate 1"'a n d' similar knuckles 12 from the plate 3, a

said knuck es. Opposite this hinged con wardly extending spring catch 14 which is "struck out of thesame piece of metal as said plate and is adapted to normally snap nection the plate 3 is provided witha rearintle 13 being passed through" around one edge of the plate land thus se-rf cure the plate 3 in operative position.

The paper reel 5 is here shown in the form of a solid roller whose pintles 15 are removably mounted within bearing openings 16 formed in the upright ears 6, the metal forming said ears, being bent slightly outward'from' said openings 16 to the rear. of

said ears as at 17 to provide suitable guidesfor facilitating the engagement of the pintles-15Ywith the openings 16.

With the parts as above'described, a strip I S of antiseptic paper is adapted to be rolled upon the reel 4 and the plate 3 is then swung open upon its hinge, whereupon said paper may be-brought downwardly in front of the plate" 1 where it will overlie the opening .7

therein and the open outer end of the mouth piece M. When in this position, the plate 3 may be again closed andits spring catch 14 is engaged with the edgelof the plate 1' I as before stated. This action will securely clamp the strip :of paper 8 between'the plates 1 and 3 and will prevent the removal thereof until said plate 3,is again swung open-r I By the above described construction, it will be seen that I have produced a very simple and efficient device ofthe character described which will effectually prevent the entrance of any disease germs intothe v ,mouth piece Mto' which it is applied. The

. germ destroyingqu'alities of the pa er strip 1 S are of such strength as to ren er them e'tlective for predetermined periods of time, after which periods, the front plate 3 ,is swung OUtWflI'dlL-tllfi paper is pulled down so that a new working area is provided, the

plate 3 is then again closed. and the portion of thestrip S which has been previously in use, is torn oil and destroyed.

-.Although I have-shown the paper reel 5' as located at the top of the attachment it will be readily u'nderstoodthat it would op erate to equal advantage were it disposed on what I c aim as new and desire to secure by v ing adapted to' register with the open end fingers depen either side or the bottom thereof. From the foregoing description taken in connection with the accompanying draw ings, the-construction and operation of the invention will .be readily understood without requiring a more extended'explanation.

Various changes in the form, proportio.n and minor details may be resorted to with out departing from the spirit of the invena tion as claimed.

Havm thus described my invention,

Letters Patent 1s:---

1. In a device of thecharacter described a front and rear plate connected on once their e dges,,the front plate having an open-- of the mouthiece of a, telephone, resilient ing from said rear plate and adapted to embrace the body of said mouthpiece, a projection on said front plate adapted to underlie the outer end of said mouthpiece,- a third one edge of said front plate and having an opening registering with the opening in said front plate,

' end 0 -s ring fingersi'degending, from said" rear j "end of the other finger,

I ing insaid front plate,

fand'adapted to witnesses.

plate hingedly connected to a paper reel .from' which paper is adapted to pass between said front plate and the plate hinged thereto and a catc i for holding said hing plate in contact with said paper.

2. A device of thdcharacter described by bending ed plate and said front comprising a front and rear plate formed a flat piece of material substantially upon itself, the-front plate having an openin adapted' to register with the open .a' telephone mouth-piece, integral p ate and ada te the body.

to yreldingly embrace of sai mouth-piece, a screw pass ing .loosely'throu'gh the free end of one of said springfingers and threaded into the free inwardly from said front (plate and adapted to underlie the outer en of said mouthfrom the portion'of said piece of material con.- necting saidfr'ontand rear plates, a paper reel revolubly inounted' between said ears, the paper therefrom passing over the openw an apertured plate hingedlv connected to said front plate and adapted to swing in front thereof and an integral spring'catch'o'n said hinged plate in osition.

7 n testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand in presence of two subscribing CHARLESC. WRIGHT. Witnesses:

FRANK S. Devnnmnx, Jr., CuAsLns 'G. KAY.

55, a projection struck Yieldingly engage one edge a ofsaid front p ate and retain said paper 

